Auc­tion sales vol­ume was flat in the first quar­ter of 2013, but has been increas­ing in recent months and is up 3.1% year-to-date. Auc­tion prices have been down for the past three months and have decreased 3.2% so far in 2013. Retail used vehi­cle sales are see­ing a stronger show­ing this year – up 7.7% in vol­ume this year.